Head of Colour/Technical Director Russell Eaton Russell Eaton is a multi award winning highly successful salon group lead by Robert Eaton (2020 British Hairdresser of the Year). We are dedicated to delivering unrivaled standards of service and technical excellence with a strong heritage.As Head of Colour my role is challenging and diverse. I split my focus between multiple tasks whilst maintaining the highest level of professionalism. My main focus is running a busy in salon column and supporting our extremely successful team. I can also be found educating for Wella professionals, as a key member for the Russell Eaton art team. My main roles are: * Maximise customer satisfaction and retention, building relationships with clientele and resolving complaints *Building a culture of creativity and confidence through continuous training/development for team members of all levels*Act as Brand ambassador for Russell Eaton, representing the brand on a national/international level. Working on education, stage, media projects and mentorship programs. *Working on a variety of TV actors/actresses. managing continuity, advanced colour changes and colour maintenance.*Supporting Robert Eaton on all shows and seminars as an integral lead member of our art team. Working on all aspects from wig coloring, styling, creative accessory construction and stage presentation. Highlights to date: 2019 - Lead artist for the Launch of Koleston Perfect Me+ to the Middle East Market in Dubai 2017- British Hairdressing Award - North Western Hairdresser of the Year 2017 - Part of the ‘Stylists do it better” global campaign 2014 - Press launch for Colour Touch Instamatic 2014 - Fellowship of British Hairdressing Colour Project Student of the Year 2013 - Achieved Wella Master Colour award with 98% final grade 2013 - Technician for Creative Head Fashion editorial to launch Illumina - Worked with Josh Wood and Darren Ambrose2012 - present - Judge for Trend Vision Award

Wella Professionals are global leading experts in hair colour and are renowned for their world class education. For the last 7 years I have worked alongside the team at Wella delivering high quality brand focused education as well as working on marketing campaigns and shows. The key elements of my role are:*Delivering advanced, fundamental and creative brand focused education*Expertly building learner confidence and ability with a technical focused education program*Delivering international education to learners of all levels of technical confidence and ability whilst working with translators (between 5-50 learners) *Worked alongside Wella’s marketing team supporting national/international campaigns.*Judging Trend Vision award nationally helping nuture and develop competitors creative vision. *Working with Wella both nationally and internationally to showcase up and coming trends, new techniques and new product launches. Highlights:2019 - Lead Artist for the launch of Koleston Perfect Me+ to the Middle East Market in Dubai 2017 - Part of the ‘Stylists do it better” global campaign2014 - Press launch for Colour Touch Instamatic 2013 - Lead Technician for Creative Head Fashion editorial to launch Illumina - Worked with Josh Wood and Darren Ambrose2012 - Wella Trend Vision Award - Gold Winner in the Colour Vision Category 2012 - present - Judge for Trend Vision Award

Colour Director/Technical Department ManagerHob salons are a globally recognised salon group at the forefront of innovation and creativity. I worked at Hob salons for 3 years, starting my journey as a Colour Technician and working my way up to Colour Director. This role was an equal balance of management and creativity. My bespoke training program began under the tuition of Technical Director Christel Lundqvist and Assistant Head of Colour Abby Smith. This program was truly exceptional giving me a very detailed and technical approach to commercial salon work, whilst giving the practical knowledge to support my creativity. Within the day to day running of the salon, my duties included:* Support and successfully achieve business goals and objectives through leadership of the Colour department * Optimise customer satisfaction and retention by delivering the highest standard of service* Improving staff productivity by setting achievable goals, managing training and development and applying a creative approach to management*Budget focused stock management with key emphasis on “smart usage” and the management of future bookings*Monthly delivery of targets and training forecasts to London based managementHighlights:* 2012 - Hob Colour Image of the year 1st place* 2012 - Wella Trend Vision Gold Colour Award*2012 - Assistant to the Colour team for the Wella Trend Vision Illumina show * 2011 - Hob Colour Image of the year 3rd place* 2010 - Leeds Guide Hairdresser of the year